Double barrel

[Soso960021]

I'm 6 months pregnant and me and my partner found out that we're having a babygirl. We've chosen the name for her however after talking to a few other people we're not to sure if it's the best idea. We want to name her skyla-blair how ever the people we've spoken to has said if we do that then we can't just call her skyla like we want to we have to use her full name all the time (e.g skyla-blair not just skyla). I'm wondering if that's true or if we can say her name how we want to or if it doesn't matter either way.

Needs to be Skylar no hyphen.
Blair is a popular name in Scotland for both boys & girls and it’s lovely.

I've worked with loads of computer systems that don't like hyphens which would put me off. I've also found that when service users have middle names or double barreled surnames that sound like they could be either first names or surnames you get loads of admin errors.

For example we had a patient who I will rename Ronald George-Jones and we had a difficult time locating his notes and all his medical info because on some systems he had been entered as GEORGE-JONES, Ronald and others JONES, Ronald George.

I've worked with loads of computer systems that don't like hyphens

I rarely come across any problems with mine and, TBH, it makes no sense as to why to should cause a problem other than shit/lazy programming. Hyphens were around long before computers.

A lot of public services are shit at computer programming. I'm not saying it's right, it's just something that would put me off as would an unusual spelling. You just get more mistakes and hassle.

I've only ever known a male Blair.
Have you considered Kyla ?

BobbyBlueCat

Hahahahaha, so harsh but SO TRUE! Ditch it all, OP.

I don’t understand why you want a hyphen when you are only planning to use the first part of the name? Surely the point of hyphens is to indicate that the whole name is to be used?

You can use just Skyla with Skyla-Blair if you want - there's no legislation which says you can't.

However, if you're going to call her Skyla day to day you may as well drop the hyphen and call her Skyla Blair which looks much nicer.

I would also spell Skyla as Skylar or Skyler.

All the adults with hyphenated first names I know go by the first of the two names only.

Drop the hyphen. It’s naff and a minor pain for her and you when filling out forms etc.
You only hyphenate if you want and expect people to use both names.

The couple of 9 years old I know who got lumbered with a hyphen nearer the start of the fashion, only go by their first name now. Their parents never mention the “-Mae” they were so keen on a decade ago.

Sorry, but I agree with Bobby

You will be reeling from the comments which must be awful, but that is the both the benefit and the downside of asking on an anonymous forum like this.
If you told me I’m in real life you were thinking of Skyla-Blair and asked what I thought, I’d say it was different and lovely I’m afraid! If you were a good friend and I realised you were going to spell Skylar without the “r” I’d say you might want to think about irritation of having to correct people over a lifetime, but I wouldn’t be as blunt as on here.

This is even more extreme when it comes to names because people reason correctly that it’s no biggy that they think the name’s crap, it’s not their child and it’s hardly life and death. If you asked if I liked your abusive boyfriend and what I though if him, in real life I’d express my concerns because there is something significant at stake. However I wouldn’t risk offending you over a child’s name.

Skylar Blair

I think Skyla on its own is really sweet